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LFC Partners with Irish Cultural Committee for Screenings

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Irish Cultural Week Double Feature! Thursday, March 4 6:30PM  | Into the West (1992) 8:30PM  | Waking Ned Devine (1998) Old Court Irish Pub (Upstairs) 29 Central Street, Lowell Free admission! The Lowell Film Collaborative is delighted to announce our new partnership with Lowell’s Irish Cultural Committee! Usher in Irish Cultural Week (March 7-14) in the [...]

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“The Road to Fondwa” / A spotlight on a rural Haitian village

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

“A better Haiti is possible … and indeed, it is on the way.” – Father Joseph Philippe / Fondwa, Haiti Up against centuries of oppression and decimated natural resources, the people of Fondwa have taken matters into their own hands. Leaders and dreamers and dedicated workers. Children, mothers, priests, and students. Haitians, Cubans, Americans, and French [...]

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City of Lowell Screens “The Road to Fondwa” to Spark Community Conversation on Haiti

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , , , , on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The City of Lowell and Community Partners Present: “Haiti: Help & Hope” A Community Conversation on Current Events in Haiti Featuring a screening of “The Road to Fondwa“ Wednesday, January 27  |  5:30PM – 7PM Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center 246 Market Street Free admission See the award-winning documentary short “The Road to Fondwa” [...]

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Agricultural Film Series Kicks Off THIS SUNDAY With “Fresh”!

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If you’re a faithful follower of the Lowell Film Collaborative, you may have noticed that things have been a little quiet around here on the screening front lately. Coming off an outstanding first year of film hosting and other related events, the LFC took a little time off to rest our brains and gear up [...]

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Local Horror Film Premieres at Slamdance This Week

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , , on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It may not be as immensely popular as its sister festival, Sundance, but the Slamdance Film Festival – held in Utah every year at the same time as Sundance – prides itself on being more faithful to the independent spirit of filmmaking. Both fests kick off today, and for Slamdance, it’s sure to be a [...]

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Disney’s “Up” Screening at Chelmsford Library Tomorrow

Posted in Screenings and Events, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Disney’s Up Thursday, January 21 @ 7PM Chelmsford Public Library McCarthy Meeting Room 43 Newfield St., North Chelmsford Free and open to the public! After a lifetime of dreaming of traveling the world, 78-year-old homebody Carl flies away on an unbelievable adventure, with Russell, an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer, unexpectedly in tow. Together, the unlikely pair embarks on a [...]

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America’s Lost Band

Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, tagged , on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Just read about a great-looking documentary called America’s Lost Band. Narrated by Boston legend Peter Wolf, the film is about The Remains, a Boston pop band from the 60s who apparently were on the road to being the best thing since sliced Beatle…until they broke up when their debut album was released. They were four former Boston University students that [...]

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Lowell Filmmaker Jim Higgins Captures Shadows and Souls

Posted in Lowell Film News, tagged , , , , , , on January 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

We’re incredibly proud of Lowell filmmaker Jim Higgins. His latest, award-winning short, Nether World: A Modern Fairy Tale, celebrated its premier in March 2009 at Lowell’s United Teen Equality Center (UTEC) to a standing room only crowd. Incorporating a stage/musical reenactment of key scenes of the film, the event captured the exotic textures of Higgins’ [...]

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Free Fantastic Films Are Right in Your Backyard!

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, Screenings and Events, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If you’ve convinced yourself there are no indie film viewing opportunities in Lowell and the surrounding area, you just aren’t looking hard enough. In addition to the events hosted by the Lowell Film Collaborative, several libraries in our vicinity offer regular free film events. On the second Thursday of each month, the Pollard Library right here in [...]

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This Thurs (Mar. 11) – “Good Food Film Shorts” at Life Alive!

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »

“Winter/Spring Agricultural Film Series” Presented by Life Alive Organic Cafe, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, WorldPEAS CSA, and the Lowell Film Collaborative On select evenings @ 7:30PM January – March 2010 Life Alive Urban Oasis & Organic Cafe 194 Middle Street, Lowell FREE and open to the public Come join us for another great “Food [...]

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